SOLUTION: The function f(x) = 0.0037x^2 – 0.46x +36.63 models the average age at which Kentucky men were first married x years after 1900. In which year was this average age at a minimum?

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Question 635436: The function f(x) = 0.0037x^2 – 0.46x +36.63 models the average age at which Kentucky men were first married x years after 1900. In which year was this average age at a minimum?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

f(x) = 0.0037x^2 – 0.46x +36.63

x-value of the minimum pt = .46%2F%282%2A.0037%29+=+62 rounded to nearest whole number

 In which year was this average age at a minimum?  1962